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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE
May 22, 2001
improve teaching and learning and are con-
sistent with the requirements of section 2033-.
"(10) Developing or assisting local educational
agencies in developing merit-based performance
systems, rigorous assessments for teachers, and
strategies which provide differential and bonus
pay for teachers in high-need subject areas such
as reading, math, and science and in high-pov-
erty schools and districts.
"(11) Providing assistance to local educational
agencies for the development and implementa-
tion of professional development programs for
principals that enable them to be effective
school leaders and prepare all students to
achieve challenging State content and student
achievement standards, including the develop-
ment and support of school leadership acad-
emies to help exceptionally talented aspiring or
current principals and superintendents become
outstanding managers and educational leaders.
"(12) Developing, or assisting local edu-
cational agencies in developing, teacher ad-
vancement initiatives that promote professional
growth and emphasize multiple career paths,
such as career teacher, mentor teacher, and
master teacher career paths, with pay differen-
tiation. ..
"(f) COORDINATION.-States rBeeving grants
under section 202 of the Higher Education Act
of 1965 shall coordinate the use of such funds
with activities carried out under this section.
"SEC. 2013. APPLICATIONS BY STATES.
"(a) IN GENERAL.-To be eligible to receive a
grant under this subpart, a State shall submit
an application to the Secretary at such time, in
such manner, and containing such information
as the Secretary may reasonably require.
"(b) CONTENTS.-Each application under this
section shall include the following:
"(1) A description of how the State will ensure
that a local educational agency receiving a
subgrant under subpart 3 will comply with the
requirements of such subpart.
"(2) A description of how the State will use
funds under this part to meet the requirements
of section 1119(a) (2).
"(3) A description of how the State will co-
ordinate professional development activities au-
thorized under this part with professional devel-
opment activities provided under other Federal,
State, and local programs, including those au-
thorized under title I, part A of title III, parts
A and B of title V, and (where applicable) the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and
the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical
Education Act. The application shall also de-
scribe the comprehensive strategy that the State
will take as part of such coordination effort, to
ensure that teachers are trained in the utiliza-
tion of technology so that technology and its
applications are effectively used in the class-
room to improve teaching and learning in all
curriculum and content areas, as appropriate.
"(4) A description of how the State will en-
courage the development of proven, innovative
strategies to deliver intensive professional devel-
opment programs that are both cost-effective
and easily accessible, such as through the use of
technology and distance learning.
"(5) A description of how the State will ensure
that local educational agencies will comply with
the requirements under section 2033, especially
with respect to ensuring the participation of
teachers, principals, and parents.
"(c) APPLICATION APPROVAL.-A State appli-
cation submitted to the Secretary under this sec-
tion shall be deemed approved by the Secretary
unless the Secretary makes a written determina-
tion, within 90 days after receiving the applica-
tion, that the application is in violation of the
provisions of this subpart. The Secretary shall
not finally disapprove a State application except
after giving the State notice and opportunity for
a hearing."Subpart 2-Math and Science Partnerships
"SEC. 2021. PURPOSE.
"The purpose of this subpart is to improve the
achievement of students in the areas of mathe-
matics and science by encouraging States, insti_-
tutions of higher education, and local edu_-
cational agencies to participate in programs
that_
"(1) focus on education and training of math_-
ematics and science teachers that improves
teachers' knowledge and skills and encourages
intellectual growth.;
"(2) improve mathematics and science teach-
ing by encouraging institutions of higher edu-
cation to assume greater responsibility for im-
proving mathematics and science teacher edu-
cation through the establishment of a com-
prehensive, integrated system of recruiting,
training, and advising such teachers; and '
"(3) bring mathematics and science teachers
in elementary and secondary schools together
with scientists, mathematicians, and engineers
to increase the subject matter knowledge of
teachers and improve their teaching skills
through the use of sophisticated laboratory
equipment and work space, computing facilities,
libraries, and other resources that institutions of
higher education are better able to provide than
the schools.
"SEC. 2022. APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.
''(a) IN GENERAL.-An eligible partnership
seeking to receive a subgrant from a State under
this subpart shall submit an application to the
State at such time, in such manner, and accom-
panied by such information as the State may re-
quire.
"(b) PARTNERSHIP APPLICATION CONTENTS.-
Each such application shall include-
''(1) an assessment of the teacher quality and
professional development of all the schools and
agencies participating in the eligible partnership
with respect to the teaching and learning of
mathematics and science;
"(2) a description of how the activities to be
carried out by the eligible partnership will be
aligned with State academic content standards
in mathematics and science and with other edu-
cational reform activities that promote student
achievement in mathematics and science;
"(3) a description of how the activities to be
carried out by the eligible partnership will be
based on a review of relevant research, and an
explanation of why the activities are expected to
improve student achievement and to strengthen
the quality of mathematics and science instruc-
tions; and
"(4) a description of-
"(A) how the eligible partnership will carry
out the activities described in section 2023(c);
and
"(B) the eligible partnership's evaluation and
accountability plan described in section 2024.
"SEC. 2023. MATH AND SCIENCE PARTNERSHIP
SUB GRANTS.
"(a) IN GENERAL.-From the amount described
in section 2012(d), the State educational agency,
working in conjunction with the State agency
for higher education (if such agencies are sepa-
rate), shall award subgrants on a competitive
basis to eligible partnerships to enable such
partnerships to carry out activities described in
subsection (c).
"(b) DURATION.-The State shall award sub-
grants under this subpart for a period of not less
than 2 and not more than 5 years.
"(c) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.-A recipient of
funds provided under this subpart may use the
funds for the following activities related to ele-
mentary or secondary schools:
"(1) Establishing and operating mathematics
and science summer professional development
workshops or institutes for elementary and sec-
ondary school teachers that-"(A) shall-
"(i) directly relate to the curriculum and con-
tent areas in which the teacher provides in-
struction, and focus only secondarily on peda-
gogy;
"(ii) enhance the ability of a teacher to un-
derstand and use the State's academic content
standards for mathematics and science and to
select appropriate curricula;
"(iii) train teachers to use curricula that are-
"(I) based on scientific research;
"(II) aligned with State academic content
standards; and
"(III) object-centered, experiment-oriented,
and concept- and content-based; and
"(iv) provide supplemental assistance and fol-
low-up training during the school year for sum-
mer institute graduates; and
"(B) may include-
"(i) programs that provide prospective teach-
ers and novice teachers opportunities to work
under the guidance of experienced teachers and
"(i)istruction in the use of data and assess-
ments to inform and instruct classroom practice;
an'(iii) professional development activities, in-
cluding supplemental and follow-up activities,
such as curriculum alignment, distance learn-
ing, and activities that train teachers to utilize
"() Recruiting to the teaching profession-
"(A) students studying mathematics, engi-
neering, and science; or
"(B) mathematicians, engineers, and scientists
currently working in the field.
"(3) Establishing and operating programs to
bring teachers into contact with working sci-
entists, mathematicians, and engineers, to ex-
pand teacher content knowledge of and research
in science and mathematics.
"(d) PRIORITY.-In awarding subgrants under
this subpart, States shall give priority to appli-
cations seeking funding for the activity de-
scribed in subsection (c)(l).
"(e) COORDINATION.-Partnerships receiving
grants under section 203 of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1023) shall coordi-
nate the use of such funds with any related ac-
tivities carried out by such partnership with
funds made available under this subpart.
"SEC. 2024. EVALUATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY
PLAN.
"(a) IN GENERAL.-Each eligible partnership
receiving a subgrant under this subpart shall
develop an evaluation and accountability plan
for activities assisted under this subpart that in-
cludes rigorous performance objectives that
measure the impact of activities funded under
this subpart.
"(b) CONTENTS.-The plan-
"(1) shall include measurable goals to increase
the number of mathematics and science teachers
who participate in content-based professional
development activities; and
"(2) may include objectives and measures
for-
"(A) improved student achievement on State
mathematics and science assessments;
"(B) increased participation by students in
advanced courses in mathematics and science;
"(C) increased percentages of elementary
school teachers with academic majors or minors,
or group majors or minors, in mathematics, engi-
neering, or the sciences; and
"(D) increased percentages of secondary
school classes in mathematics and science
taught by teachers with academic majors in
mathematics and science, respectively.
"SEC. 2025. REPORTS; REVOCATION OF SUB-
GRANTS.
"(a) REPORTS.-Each eligible partnership re-
ceiving a subgrant under this subpart annually
shall report to the State regarding the eligible
partnership's progress in meeting the perform-
ance objectives described in section 2024.8910
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